Arabellinnen - Frauen des Arabischen Frühlings

Mujeres de la Primavera Árabe

Women of the Arab Spring

Le donne della Primavera Araba

Révoltées - Les femmes du printemps arabe

Kobiety arabskiej wiosny

Our web-series explores the lives of women in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. We ask how the Arab Spring changed their societies and their roles.

Arab women are determined to bring about change in any way they can. Since the Arab Spring they haven't rested on their laurels: they are mayors, activists, governors, government advisors, and deputies.

The Women of the Arab Spring

Arab women are determined to bring about change in any way they can

Women in Politics

Art, TV and culture all have their part to play in critiquing society and pushing for change. During the Arab Spring, it was street art and the slogans sprayed on walls that galavnised the crowds; nowadays, it's comic and TV shows. 

Art, TV and culture all have their part to play in critiquing society and pushing for change

The Art of the Revolution

The Arab Spring borught questions around economic equalities and living standards to the fore. Women don't want to cook the pie - they want their slice of it. Freedom means the freedom to be financially independent.

Arab women don't want to cook the pie - they want their slice of it

The Female Boss

Some feminists reject Islam and religion wholesale, claiming that female freedom and worship are fundamentally opposed to one another. But other Arab women argue that their religion can be a source of strength, and the idea of the frail, subjugated Muslim woman is a colonialist stereotype.

Some feminists reject Islam and religion wholesale, saying that female freedom and worship can't go together

Modern, Muslim, and Feminist?

Women's bodies have long been an ideological battleground, and in the Arab world, virginity is often prized and women's healthy sexual impulses considered shameful. Today's young women are fighting against standards that they say are outdated. 

Women of the Arab Spring

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Women in Politics

The Women of the Arab Spring

The Art of the Revolution

Women of the Arab Spring

The Female Boss

The Women of the Arab Spring

Modern, Muslim, and Feminist?

The Women of the Arab Spring

The Female Body

The Women of the Arab Spring